LIFESTYLE WITH BERNYS-- MUMMY’S BOY, DADDY’S LITTLE GIRL

MUMMY’S BOY, DADDY’S LITTLE GIRL

It’s something most girls say, ‘I’ll always be daddy’s
little girl’ or the guy’s inclination towards always being there for mummy.
There could also be mum’s girls and dads boys or ‘the nobody’s person’ who’s
equally committed to both parents. These are all some form of byproducts of
parenting.

Family is everything. Having someone sit in for you and take
charge of your life by making choices, taking decisions and righting your
wrongs till you’re old enough to take charge is a privilege. It’s a life stage
with ups and ‘can I decide for myself already’, but it is a stage where parents
know what’s best for us regardless.

The parent-child family tie is one that cannot be severed easily. At
some point in the parent child relationship however, the child has got to
leave. Not just physically but financially and mentally. As part of the growth
process, children must be able to stand on their own, and as much as they
remain children of their parents, they ought to become adults capable of making
their own decisions, making a living and raising a family of their own.

They become mature and even have children of their own to
raise. It makes the life cycle as beautiful as it should be and as children
learn to let go and fit into their roles as adults, parents should also learn
to let them go and believe they’ve done a good job enough by building a solid
foundation for their children.

As we get older, we have to learn to take control of
situations. You need to learn to be your own person. As you leave your mother
and father, you eventually cleave to someone else and become one as is said in
Matthew 19:5 in the Bible. It becomes inappropriate then to run to daddy or
mummy to take life decisions for you, be it marital, parenting, career or any
other. The most they can do is make suggestions. Continuous parental
interference eventually affects relationships and marriages adversely. Seek
advice from time to time but be able to brainstorm with your partner and help
them make the best decisions and choices as well as solve problems.

Whoever we choose to build a life with may not treat us like
our dads did or cook like our mums did but life is a continuous learning
process and practice perfects things. Let’s not hold them to that standard.

We ought to take good care of our parents as they age,
appreciate and be there for them but we have to balance the commitment between
our own lives and catering for our parents.

Be responsible.Being
daddy’s little girl or a mama’s boy is fine, in reality you’ll always be, but
do not let it take a toll on your maturity. Make them proud, stand firm on the
foundation they built and let them rest.

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